Kirkkonummi railway station ( fi, Kirkkonummen rautatieasema, sv, Kyrkslätts järnvägsstation) is a railway station in the municipality of
Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi (; sv, Kyrkslätt, , Sweden ) is a municipality of inhabitants () in southern Finland. The literal meaning of the words "''Kirkkonummi''" and "''Kyrkslätt''" in English is "church heath".
Geography
The municipality is located just ...
, Finland, between
Siuntio railway station and
Tolsa railway station.
Kirkkonummi railway station serves as the terminus for the U and most L trains of the
Helsinki commuter rail
Helsinki commuter rail ( fi, Helsingin seudun lähijunaliikenne, sv, Huvudstadsregionens närtrafik) is a commuter rail system serving Greater Helsinki and the surrounding county of Uusimaa. The system is a joint venture between the regional t ...
system and is also served by Y, X and L trains to Siuntio. Most of the long-distance trains between Helsinki and Turku used to stop at Kirkkonummi station until 2016. Nowadays only some few long-distance services make a stop at Kirkkonummi. The station has also three VR bus departures to Karis via Ingå on weekdays.
Connections
* Y trains (Helsinki-Siuntio,
skip-stop
Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by having vehicles ''skip'' certain ''stops'' along a route. Originating in rapid transit systems, skip-stop may be also used in light rail and bus ...
)
* U trains (Helsinki-Kirkkonummi)
* L trains (Helsinki-Kirkkonummi (-Siuntio, one daily return), night-time and early morning)
* X trains (Helsinki-Siuntio)
* A few of the long-distance services between Helsinki and
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
Departure tracks
There are three platform tracks at the Kirkkonummi railway station used by the passenger trains.
* Track 1 is the departure track for westbound long-distance trains towards Turku, Y, X and L trains to Siuntio and some of the U and L trains to Helsinki.
* Track 2 is the departure track for eastbound long-distance trains and Y and X trains towards Helsinki.
* Track 3 is used only by U and L line trains to Helsinki.
See also
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Railway lines in Finland
This is a list of railway lines on the Finnish rail network, including lists of stations on the most important lines. The lines and the stations are owned by the Finnish Transport Agency. VR Group has a monopoly on passenger transport. As of 201 ...
References
External links
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Railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
Railway stations in Uusimaa
Railway stations opened in 1903
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